UNLABELLED Structural changes involved in the reactivation of peroxidases (PODs) from broccoli and horseradish (HRP) following heat denaturation were investigated by using circular dichroism and absorption spectroscopy. Cooling heat-treated enzymes resulted in rapid refolding of the secondary structure into an inactive structural species, similar in conformation to the native enzyme. Reassociat...

The word ‘‘italic’’ in the title of this article is incorrect and should be spelled ‘‘italica’’. The correct title is: RNA-Seq Analysis of Transcriptome and Glucosinolate Metabolism in Seeds and Sprouts of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica). The correct citation is: Gao J, Yu X, Ma F, Li J (2014) RNASeq Analysis of Transcriptome and Glucosinolate Metabolism in Seeds and Sprouts of Brocco...

According to the requirements of different fertilizers for early-maturing and late-maturing broccoli, this study aimed establish models formula fertilization apply them in recommendation by aid soil testing performed main broccoli-producing areas. In paper, based on effective functions nitrogen- (N), phosphorous- (P), potassium (K)-balanced broccoli two mature types, were established. The recom...

The isothiocyanate sulforaphane was isolated from broccoli extracts in a bioactivity-guided fractionation as the principal and very potent inducer of cytoprotective phase 2 enzymes and subsequently shown to inhibit tumor development in animal models that involve various carcinogens and target organs. Because broccoli and broccoli sprouts are widely consumed, extracts obtained from them are view...

Broccoli sprouts are a rich source of glucosinolates and isothiocyanates that induce phase 2 detoxication enzymes, boost antioxidant status, and protect animals against chemically induced cancer. Glucosinolates are hydrolyzed by myrosinase (an enzyme found in plants and bowel microflora) to form isothiocyanates. In vivo, isothiocyanates are conjugated with glutathione and then sequentially meta...

Analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data is becoming ever more computationally demanding as temporal and spatial resolutions improve, and large, publicly available data sets proliferate. Moreover, methodological improvements in the neuroimaging pipeline, such as non-linear spatial normalization, non-parametric permutation tests and Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo approach...

The temporal incidence of cabbage maggot, Delia radicum L. was investigated using three exclusion cage experiments, one each during spring, summer and fall, in broccoli fields as well as two surveys, one each in three broccoli fields, and sixteen turnip plantings in central coast of California. In the cage experiments, sets of broccoli plants were exposed to natural populations of D. radicum fl...